Iranian intelligence forces arrested four women from Kurdistan province following their attendance at an International Women's Day event in Sanandaj days prior, a human rights watchdog reported on ...

Form Content In this article for International Women's Day,  Alexis Boddy - JURIST UK correspondent, reports on the Equality Now report which ...

As the list of those persecuted in the country grows, it is obvious that Iran’s leadership is systemically opposed to musical ...

Though it often addresses men, the Quran has much to say about women: from marriage and divorce to property rights.

Saudi Arabia is now chairing the UN’s top women’s rights body, presiding until March 21st at a gathering of global leaders that is supposed to address ...

The grim reality of gender-based atrocities pervades every corner of our world, evincing in abhorrent forms such as sexual violence, dowry deaths, domestic violence, female foeticide and infanticide, ...

Sakhawat Memorial Girls School in Kolkata, founded by Begum Rokeya, empowers girls through education in a historic location.

International Women's Day was celebrated the world over on March 8, but have women really been liberated? I belong to ...

The social position of Byzantine women is not easy to assess considering the vast reach of the empire and the many cultures it encompassed.

Wrapped in our centuries-old history lie micro-histories with stories that inspire; enveloped within those stories are layers of micro-stories which broaden understanding.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, used the inaugural episode of his new ...

The 27th edition of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, launching on April 3, will feature a lineup of 34 feature documentaries and 15 short docs. The Durham, N.C.-based, four-day doc film fest ...